A sea-surface temperature (SST) product was used for the spatial analysis of marine heatwaves (MHWs) at the surface of the Mediterranean.
“A prolonged discrete anomalously warm water event that can be described by its duration, intensity, rate of evolution, and spatial extent.” (Hobday et al. 2016)
See Table 2 in Hobday et al. (2016) for a full list of metrics.